outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
due form; official; formality
leader of a rebel army or band of rebels
government forces; loyalist army
investigation (e.g. crime); examination
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
whole summer; summer long
intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
night view; night skyline; nightscape
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
I have nothing to do with it
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
to have a smattering knowledge of
groundless rumor; groundless rumour; false report
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
both; both sides; both parties